Broxton, Cheshire
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This article is about the civil parish and village of Broxton, Cheshire. For other uses, see Broxton (disambiguation).
Broxton is a village and civil parish in the Chester District of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 390. The village is 11 miles south of Chester, and only 10 miles east of Wrexham in Wales.
[edit] Notable Residents
- Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th Century was born in Broxton.[1][2]
- Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898.[3]
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ Brief Biography of Harry Atkinson. Prime Ministers of New Zealand Official government website. Retrieval date: 21 September, 2007.
- ^ Biography in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieval date: 21 September, 2007.
- ^ Austin Carr: Brief Biographical Details. keralacricketonline website. Retrieval date: 21 September, 2007.
[edit] See also
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